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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Accepting the Blogging Challenge - Blog On!

This blog post is my acceptance of Dr. Camille Rutherford's blogging challenge (@crutherford).Challenge #1: Introductions of my Nominator:Dr. Camille Rutherford is an Associate Professor of Education at Brock University. As a former classroom teacher and university administrator, her work with teacher candidates, teachers, adult educators and educational leaders explores the use of technology to enhance teaching & learning and transform leadership (from her blogger bio at drcamillerutherford.blogspot.ca)Challenge #2: Share 11 random facts about yourself1. I am named after Neil Young (who my father went to school with in Omemee, Ontario – where I grew up)2. I have travelled to Iceland.3. My first permanent teaching assignment in Ontario was Intermediate Core French (on a letter of permission - no FSL qualifications)4. I have been in remission from Gray-Zone Lymphoma for 21 months.5. The house I was building was further delayed after finding ancestral human remains on it. 6. I sold our 2nd house by myself (no agent!)7. I wrote a blog post-a-day for 3 months (starting with my very first published post on “Ignite. Incite. Inspire.”)8. My wife (Chy-Anne) and I both currently teach at the same elementary school.9. My oldest son (Liam) and I have a matching freckle in the same location on the same foot. 10. Current favourite musician is Matthew Good. 11. Lived (and taught) with my wife in London, England for 15 months after completing teacher's college.Challenge #3: Answer the 11 questions the nominating blogger has created for you.What is your favourite quote or saying? “Be the change that you wish to see in the world” (Gandhi)Name your ideal retirement location. The Spanish Balearic IslandsIf you could have only one educational technology resource, what would it be? TwitterWhat is your favourite travel destination? St. LuciaRecommend an educational game? 4 pics 1 wordWhat is your favourite app?SongzaWhat is your favourite tv show? The X-FilesHave you ever paid it forward at a coffee shop? Yep. In the drive-thru, right after someone ahead of me “paid it forward” for me!If you had to pick a song to be your theme song what would it be? I Wanna Rock – Twisted SisterWhat is the last movie you saw in the theatre? The Hobbit – The Desolation of SmaugWhat is the first thing you would do after winning a million dollars?*Finish the renovations on my parent’s house (has been in the process since 1989!) – then, around the world trip with my family.Challenge #4. List 11 bloggers. They should be bloggers you believe deserve a little recognition.David Truss – “Pair-a-dimes for your thoughts” - http://pairadimes.davidtruss.com/Joy Kirr – “My Own Genius Hour” - http://geniushour.blogspot.caLouise Robitaille - http://www.inquiry-based.blogspot.ca/Peter Beens – “Mr. Beens Class” - http://www2.beens.org/Jaclyn Calder – “Ramblings” - http://teachercalder.ca/Deb McCallum “Big Ideas in Education” - http://bigideasineducation.wordpress.com/Janet Lee Stinson “This Side of the Mirror” - http://janetlee.edublogs.org/Jacqui Murray – “Ask a Tech Teacher” – www.askatechteacher.wordpress.comChris Roche - “Technology Meets Education” – www.techmeetsed.comTom DeRosa – “I Want to Teach Forever” - http://www.teachforever.com/Ana Cristina Pratas – “Cristina SkyBox” - http://cristinaskybox.blogspot.ca/Challenge #5. Post 11 questions for the bloggers you nominate to answer and let all the bloggers know they’ve been nominated. (You cannot nominate the blogger who nominated you.)1. Choose 1 word that best describes you.2. What sound or music best inspires you when writing?3. If I were a student that you taught, describe one learning experience that I might have from your teaching that still resonates with me (student) today.4. Fill in the blanks: The future of teaching is ______________ unless ____________________ .5. What is the most exciting part of your day?6. In 10 years, what will you be doing?7. If you were a bird, which bird would you be? Why?8. Why do you write?9. Describe the moment when you first realized how important technology is to education.10. If you could create your own school, describe how it would be different (in order to improve learning).11. Share your best knock-knock joke.This blog is my acceptance of the 5 challenges from Camille and I too am extending the 5 challenges to 11 people.

3 comments:

Oh, thank goodness for 4 pics and 1 word - and Twitter, of course!! I loved learning about you - thank you for tagging me - I'm not up-to-date on my followers, but I'm glad I got to know a bit more about you. I actually already wrote my post just last month: http://geniushour.blogspot.com/2013/12/learning-from-your-pln.html I'll answer one of yours, however: #1 = effervescent, so I've been told. :) Enjoy your 2014!! ~Joy

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I am a teacher in an Ontario school and hope to ignite discussion, incite action and inspire change to the way we teach students. Incorporating more technology and driving our programming through a student-centered model will reach our learners and meet their potential effectively. Currently teaching a grade 7&8 class in Orillia, Ontario and enjoying every day as an opportunity to change what I do!